The Quintessential Private Beach Experience

Point Dume is the largest emerging hotspot in Malibu, offering easy living in a retro beachfront setting. While Point Dume's spectacular, unspoiled beaches are one of its highlights, this community also features suburban-style neighborhoods with winding, tree-lined streets. Celebrities such as Pink, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have all discovered Point Dume's trendy allure.

History of Point Dume Real Estate

In the mid 1920s, Point Dume was a desolate peninsula that lacked trees, roads or homes. Real estate in Point Dume was understandably inexpensive at the time, attracting mostly equestrian enthusiasts who could buy cheap acreage on which to house their horses. The area was built up in the 1960s-mostly ranch-style homes with key access to one of Point Dume's three private, gated beaches.

In 1984, TV host and comedian Johnny Carson purchased a bluff-top estate in Point Dume for $9 million-a record home price for the time. The following year, Madonna married Sean Penn in Point Dume. These high-profile events plucked the community out of its longstanding obscurity, and Point Dume quickly gained popularity as a luxury real estate destination.

Point Dume home owners are said to enjoy the best private beach experience in all of Malibu. Residents here enjoy serene oceanfront living without the intrusion of road noise from Pacific Coast Highway. At night, it's not unusual to see bonfires sparking on the shoreline as friends gather for fun and relaxation.

Point Dume Real Estate: Things to Do

Although most of the horses and equestrian trails of Point Dume's earlier days are gone, this Malibu community retains much of its rural flavor. Families can enjoy safe and scenic biking as well as Headlands Park, which offers magnificent vistas of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island. Point Dume's active home owners flock to its State Preserve, noted for superb surfing, fishing, boating, snorkeling, whale watching and scuba diving. Point Dume is also home to a state-certified, A-rated elementary school with a unique marine science focus.

Dubbed the "Malibu Riviera" for its dazzling ocean vistas, private beaches with pristine tide pools, and sweeping oceanfront estates, Point Dume is the only large neighborhood on the beach side of PCH. Its convenient location and star-studded exclusivity makes Point Dume a truly extraordinary real estate destination.

Contact Chris Cortazzo today to explore your Point Dume real estate options.